Blog entries tagged with "nexus symposium"
FINALLY, IT'S OVER - UNTIL NEXT TIME
As I am writing this we are currently in the aftermath of the November 2, 2010 election. With the clock ticking down to the final minutes, political campaign ads were everywhere. This election season has seen a tremendous amount of ads attacking the candidates and issues on the ballot. It ...
Continue reading "Finally, It's Over - Until Next Time"MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
Whew. What a relief! It’s November 3, 2010, that election is over, and the world didn’t end. Color me pleased.
The elections that were made throughout the country may help us to see what effect, if any, the Citizens United decision has had so far. It appears, though ...
Continue reading "Missed Opportunities"CITIZENS UNITED OR NOT… WHY BOTHER?
Today is November 1st. It is the eve of the midterm elections. Newspapers, magazines and other media sources are strewn with articles with titles like “The balance of power is at stake”, “Gridlock threat looms over Congress”, and “GOP set for gains as voters voice anger.” It has been said ...
Continue reading "Citizens United or not… why bother?"CITIZENS UNITED: GROUNDBREAKING LEGAL DECISION OR SIMPLY REINFORCING MORE OF THE SAME?
I recently attended a legal symposium entitled “Citizens Divided on Citizen’s United: Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment.” This event was hosted by Nexus: Chapman’s Journal of Law and Policy. The greatest part of the event was that it lived up to its name. Citizens were at ...
Continue reading "Citizens United: Groundbreaking Legal Decision or Simply Reinforcing More of The Same?"CITIZENS UNITED: THE REAL CONCERN
We, The Nexus Journal of Law and Policy, hosted our annual Symposium this year on the topic of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. I'm proud to say I was part of such a fabulous production and gathering of diverse, intelligent scholars. We had presenters on the faaaar left ...
Continue reading "Citizens United: The Real Concern"REFLECTION ON THE NEXUS SYMPOSIUM ON CITIZENS UNITED
Our journal, the Nexus Journal of Law and Policy, held its annual Symposium entitled “Citizens Divided on Citizens United: Campaign Finance Reform and the 1st Amendment” last Friday, October 22, 2010. The Symposium began with an interesting panel of speakers- including a Constitutional law professor, a journalism scholar, and an ...
Continue reading "Reflection on the Nexus Symposium on Citizens United"SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2010
CITIZENS UNITED AND UNLIMITED CORPORATE SPENDING ON POLITICAL ATTACK ADS: SO WHAT?
As Editor-in-Chief, I am proud to say that I am one of the first who will laud the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. This is not simply because I have a vested interest in the success of our upcoming Symposium on October 22 ...
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